text_original: Much of Justinian's energies were spent over ecclesi  astical controversies, into which there is no need for us to enter. He claimed the most autocratic authority tutions JUSTINIAN 61 over the Church in the Empire and wrote several treatises and letters on doctrinal questions.
text_transcription: MUCH OF JUSTINIAN'S ENERGIES WERE SPENT OVER ECCLESIASTICAL CONTROVERSIES INTO WHICH THERE IS NO NEED FOR US TO ENTER HE CLAIMED THE MOST AUTOCRATIC AUTHORITY OVER THE CHURCH IN THE EMPIRE AND WROTE SEVERAL TREATISES AND LETTERS ON DOCTRINAL QUESTIONS
phonemes: mˈʌtʃ ʌv dʒʌstˈɪniənz ˈɛnɚdʒiz wɜː spˈɛnt ˌoʊvɚɹ ᵻklˈiːzi ɐstˈɪkəl kˈɑːntɹəvˌɜːsiz, ˌɪntʊ wˌɪtʃ ðɛɹ ɪz nˈoʊ nˈiːd fɔːɹ ˌʌs tʊ ˈɛntɚ. hiː klˈeɪmd ðə mˈoʊst ˌɔːɾoʊkɹˈæɾɪk ɐθˈɔːɹɪɾi tˈuːʃənz dʒʌstˈɪniən sˈɪksti wˈʌn ˌoʊvɚ ðə tʃˈɜːtʃ ɪnðɪ ˈɛmpaɪɚ ænd ɹˈoʊt sˈɛvɹəl tɹˈiːɾɪzᵻz ænd lˈɛɾɚz ˌɔn dɑːktɹˈaɪnəl kwˈɛstʃənz.